Exodus vs. The Matrix The Matrix and Exodus share some familiarity that can be recognized by anyone. With similar themes and plot they can be closely related. However‚ both go about their situation very differently from each other. The literal parallels between Exodus and The Matrix both share a story centered on a man who is called upon to set his people free from slavery to salvation. In Exodus‚ Moses is assigned by God from the talking burning bush that he must rescue the Hebrews from Pharaoh
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we know we are not dreaming‚ living in a Platonic cave‚ or trapped in some sort of matrix? 3 At the end of the cave allegory‚ Socrates implies that most men would want to escape the cave and see reality as it really is. However‚ in his betrayal of Morpheus‚ Cypher implies that it is better to live in the artificial world of the Matrix. Which is
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Set forth and describe three scenes from The Matrix that illustrate Cartesian themes. Early in the movie‚ Neo pulls a book off of a shelf‚ Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulations‚ and opens it to reveal that it contains electronic contraband. In an instant‚ the directors ask us to consider his work. It completely avoids asking the logical question that follows after finding out that all of 1999 is an illusion: How are we to determine the truth or reality of any experience? The moment we believe
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March 11‚ 2012 The Knowledge of Human Existence: Perception‚ Empiricism‚ and Reality An Analysis Contrived Through The Matrix and The Prestige Movies provide the audience with a unique experience. Not only do they entertain‚ they allow the audience to explore their own preconceptions. The most vital preconception that movies allow the viewer to explore and interact with is the definition and formation of knowledge. For centuries man has grasped for the true definition of knowledge. In this
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One of the clues is the name of the ship: Nebuchadnezzar. In the Bible‚ Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who ended King David’s line of great kings. Also‚ Morpheus is perceived to be God the father‚ Neo is thought of as God the Son‚ and Trinity is the Holy Spirit. The characters in "The Matrix" fight against the Artificial Intelligence that would control them. Most Christians would be wise enough to wake up
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Imagine living through life completely bound and facing a reality that doesn’t even exist. The prisoners in Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" are blind from true reality as well as the people in the movie "The Matrix" written and directed by the Wachowski brothers. They are given false images and they accept what their senses are telling them‚ and they believe what they are experiencing is all that really exists. Plato the ancient Greek philosopher wrote "The Allegory of the Cave"‚ to explain the process
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To what extent does literature shape society? Human rights activist and Nation of Islam leader Malcom X once said “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent‚ and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses (Malcom X 1963). This claim invokes me to think about the extraordinary effect literature has had on shaping our society. I find it especially intriguing that entire countries can be ruled by the
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however‚ is outweighed by the bewilderment of his new reality‚ and he descends back into the cave to retrieve others. Furthermore‚ in The Matrix the Wachowskis write about Neo‚ who escapes his false reality and becomes enlightened by the help of Morpheus and his team of intellects. After training‚ Neo goes back into his false reality to save others who believe their surroundings to be true‚ which ultimately leads to a unified society. In both works‚ limitations and boundaries are overcome‚ and they
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wakes up in a dark future where he is taken by Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss). Then they are transported to the Matrix to find answers but also to fight against secret agents. During an ambush by the agents‚ Cypher (Joe Pantoliano) was the first to get out of the Matrix. After he gets out‚ he then shoots his own friend so that the others cannot escape. Cypher betrayed his group so that the agents can get Neo and Morpheus. This was deal made by Cypher between the agents
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One day‚ Neo meets Morpheus and when asked if he wants to know the truth about his life‚ decides to accompany him and hence leave the Matrix. Neo wakes up in a place full of mechanical pods where human beings are connected to cables. He is then released from the pod and transferred through pipes until he is rescued by Morpheus’ vessel. This senses are disrupted when he leaves the Matrix and this is why Neo has trouble seeing
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